Sentence examples for without pushing the envelope from inspiring English sources

By reducing the fear of violent crime and raising the attractiveness of cost savings with little actual risk, measures like the 3-Strikes modification and death-penalty repeal are well designed to take maximum advantage of these trends, without pushing the envelope very much in terms of challenging the basic premises of California's hyper-punitive penal code.

We do have great products but we still wouldn't be half our size without pushing the envelope on growth.

It ticked every box for fans of the venerable space saga, without ever really pushing the envelope; a movie that eventually made the Kessel Run, but 40 years or so after Han Solo and Chewie had already achieved that legendary feat.

"It's a gamble - people usually don't make a lot of money without taking risks and pushing the envelope here and there, and you're inevitably going to have characters in your stable of donors you probably shouldn't associate with".

"Blair has perfected this game of pushing the envelope without ever tearing it," a senior American official said, speaking by telephone.

As a result, marketers are pushing the envelope on advertising that suggests health advantages without claiming them specifically.

So you can push the envelope all you want, but without these elements to make you come back every week, you're just pushing the envelope.

By pushing the envelope".

"She kept pushing the envelope.

"We are pushing the envelope.

And the D.E.A. was pushing the envelope".